Sehul Truesaw
Principal Associate
Based in Nairobi
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Sehul is a senior development finance and market systems specialist with more than two decades of experience mobilising private investment and designing blended finance solutions across East Africa and the Horn.
Sehul is an accomplished senior specialist in development finance and inclusive growth, with more than two decades of experience across East Africa and the Horn of Africa. He has a proven track record of mobilising over $100M in private investment, designing blended finance solutions, and leading high-impact, donor-funded portfolios. He has extensive experience working with national and regional institutions to drive policy reforms, strengthen public financial management systems, and expand domestic resource mobilisation strategies.
At Triple Line, Sehul leads multi-country trade facilitation and corridor reform programmes across the Berbera and LAPSSET corridors, improving cross-border efficiency and connectivity between Ethiopia, Somaliland, and Kenya. He also manages large, multi-partner consultancy portfolios, engaging federal, regional, and city governments alongside development partners including EU/Team Europe, Cities Alliance, World Bank, and AfDB.
Prior to joining Triple Line, Sehul held senior roles with DAI/Prosper Africa (USAID), Palladium's CATALYZE-Ethiopia programme, the Ethiopian Investment Commission, and the East Africa Trade & Investment Hub, closing and mobilising hundreds of millions of dollars in private investment. He has advised the Ethiopian government on fiscal incentive frameworks, including tax holidays, duty exemptions, and blended finance instruments, that catalysed foreign direct investment in pharmaceuticals, agro-processing, and manufacturing.
Sehul holds an Impact Investment Certificate from Oxford University (Saïd Business School), an MBA in Finance from Rutgers University, and a BSc in Marketing, also from Rutgers University.
Country Experience
- Africa
- thiopia, Kenya, Liberia, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Somaliland